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If you try the system you will find it works and why it all works- then you will see why they suggest diving that way. Just to give you an analogy - when you learnt to drive did you question the reason to change from 1 to 2 and not 1 to 5? The reasoning with DIR is similar but subtler, since we are adapted for living on land and cannot immediately and intuitively see the best solution for underwater. I have met several GUE instructors and none of them are in your face and take the time to explain. In fact did you ever see a GUE instructor flaming somebody or being aggressive online? You will find after doing a course you come away as a better diver. I just did DIR-F and I am an IANTD instructor and one of my class mates is a IANTD ITT we both came away having learnt allot and I can honestly say that I have never had that feeling with any other diving course I have done. Best Graham --- Scuba Pig <scubapig@co*.ne*> wrote: > Joel, > As a matter of fact, I liked my drill instructor. > He had a mission and I > respected it... I've always liked that kind of > training - it's humbling and > you learn what you're made of. As far as having a > chip on my shoulder, > there is nothing further from the truth. I > investigated the GUE route on my > own, not to discredit it, but to hopefully learn > something new that I can > apply to my diving. The divers passing it off as > the ONLY way to dive are > what turned me away. I dive for enjoyment, not to > brag about how great I > am. All divers should decided for themselves what > is best for them. Just > because Tom Mount, Brett Gilliam, Jarrod > Jablonski,or George Irvine say this > is the way you must do it, doesn't necessarily mean > it's right. We need to > do a little thinking for ourselves. I'm open to > learning new things, why do > you think I question what I see, read, and hear? > Not to cause trouble but > to learn... > > > Bruce > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joel Markwell [mailto:joeldm@mi*.co*] > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 4:20 PM > To: scubapig@co*.ne* > Cc: George Irvine; 'Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com' > Subject: Re: [dir-asia] Digest Number 102 > > > Some people are ready to hear things, some aren't. > Going into a course > with a chip on your shoulder would not be conducive > to passing it. If I > had to bet real money, I might bet against you too. > > That you appear ready to discount what you admit is > an excellent > approach to diving and diving instruction because > you don't think > they're polite online seems childish. > > Did you like you drill instructor? Your Mom when she > punished you? Your > Coach? > > My football coach was the biggest arrogant jerk in > the world, but we > were undefeated in four years on the Varsity squad. > He wasn't making > friends, he was turning out players. > > JoeL > > On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 04:55 PM, Scuba Pig > wrote: > > > I would like to know why I would fail any DIR > course out there when > > you know > > nothing about me other than the fact that I'm a > "big mouth" for > > sharing an > > opinion and observations with the board - it > doesn't seem to stop you > > (I > > love it when people jump to conclusions because > another has their own > > opinion and is not afraid to share it). > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ===== Dr. G Blackmore tel +852 91980431 ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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